Confirmed public anchor
Distributed Creatives
Confirmed public anchor. Save The Creators operates as a project of Distributed Creatives, the nonprofit infrastructure behind the movement.
Sign the Declaration for Creators
Add your voice to the call for creators worldwide to claim what’s rightfully theirs.
The Seven Principles
Principle 1
United Creator Voice
Unite all creators across disciplines into one movement
All creators, one voice.
Principle 2
Technology in Service of Creativity
Tools that serve creators, not extract from them
Tools that serve you, not the other way around.
Principle 3
Fair Value Exchange
Economic value flows to creators, not intermediaries
Your work, your value, your control.
Principle 4
Creator Sovereignty & Autonomy
Creators control how their work is used
Decide how your art lives.
Principle 5
Transparent & Accessible Ecosystem
Clear terms, fair play throughout
Clear terms, fair play.
Principle 6
Global Community, Local Impact
Worldwide reach with local relevance
Worldwide reach, local impact.
Principle 7
Legacy & Preservation
Preserve works for future generations with rights intact
Preserve today for tomorrow.
Why Save The Creators Exists
The Promise
The Promise of Connection
The internet was built on a promise: that anyone with a creative spark could share their voice with the world, directly and without permission. For a brief moment, it felt like the golden age of creativity. Musicians found fans, writers found readers, and artists found patrons, all without the gatekeepers of old.
The Crisis
The Era of Extraction
But that promise has been broken. The platforms that once connected us have become engines of extraction. Algorithms now dictate what gets seen, prioritizing engagement bait over human expression. Value chains have become opaque, directing the vast majority of revenue to intermediaries while the creators who generate the value fight for scraps.
The rise of generative AI has accelerated this crisis. Systems are being trained on our life’s work without consent or compensation, aiming not to assist creativity but to replace it with cost-effective simulacra. The goal is a frictionless, lifeless internet populated by “content” rather than art.
The Response
A Framework for Collective Action
Save The Creators provides a framework for collective action that preserves individual independence. We serve as a bridge between creative disciplines, coordinating with advocacy organizations to build a unified front against extraction. As a project of Distributed Creatives, we provide the strategic foundation and the tools necessary for creatives to reclaim control over their digital futures.
The movement grows through signatures on the Declaration for Creators, free membership, and relationships with advocacy organizations.
The goal is a web built to support creatives, where technology serves the creator, not the other way around.
Coalition Signal
Coalition lanes across creative disciplines
Save The Creators exists to coordinate with advocacy organizations and build a unified front against extraction. This section shows the coalition lanes this movement is actively opening.
Coalition lane
Creator-rights nonprofits
Organizations defending consent, compensation, and ownership across creative fields.
Coalition lane
Discipline-based creator associations
Organizations representing music, writing, visual art, film, games, performance, and adjacent disciplines.
Coalition lane
Labor and workplace advocates
Unions, labor campaigns, and workplace-rights groups across creative sectors.
Coalition lane
Policy and public-interest research groups
Evidence-driven organizations helping creators challenge extractive systems with law, research, and public accountability.
Coalition lane
Aligned technology and preservation allies
Creator-respecting infrastructure where technology serves the creator, not the other way around.
No invented affiliations. No synthetic logos. These category markers identify the kinds of aligned organizations this movement is built to coordinate with.
The Hub -- Advocacy Evidence Across 43 Creative Disciplines
The Hub is the core differentiator -- no one else aggregates creative advocacy this way. It is a searchable, filterable directory of advocacy evidence across 43 creative disciplines, with 521 individually sourced evidence items spanning 5 advocacy pillars. The board described it as "Wikipedia for creator advocacy."
43
Creative disciplines documented
521
Individually sourced evidence items
246
Distinct creator sub-types documented
5
Advocacy pillars represented
73%
Of the evidence comes from 2024–2025
Membership for All Creators
Membership is free. Donations are open-ended.
Free Membership
FreeJoin our global community and access essential resources, advocacy updates, community forums, and event invitations—at no cost. Everyone deserves a voice in shaping the future of creativity.
Support the Mission
DonateWe’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your donation helps us advocate for creator rights, maintain the Hub, and build tools that serve creators—not extract from them.